Senior Technical Architect (Solutions) - DWP - G7

Senior Technical Architect (Solutions) - DWP - G7

Location: Manchester or Newcastle (Newcastle-based from Sep 2025 at Benton Park View, then 1 Pilgrim Place by end of 2027).About the JobJob summaryDo you want to work collaboratively designing modern IT architecture for some of the largest digital transformations in Europe? Do you want to help support millions of claimants by designing user-friendly digital services? We are looking for experienced Senior Technical Architects who are confident working on products and services in a complex digital environment, where you’ll be supporting major initiatives within DWP Digital. You will collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders across DWP Digital to support the delivery of solutions, create options and recommendations, and provide expert advice to drive technology choices. You’ll play a key role in shaping integration architecture across DWP’s vast digital estate. Your expertise in APIs, event-driven architecture and enterprise integration patterns will be vital in delivering scalable solutions that support millions of users. The roles will include the design, oversight and architecture governance of IT solutions that support DWP customers. This is an exciting time to join us. You’ll shape the future and support our mission to deliver exceptional products and services that work for everyone.Job DescriptionA Senior Technical Architect (Solutions) works with multiple projects or teams on problems that require broad architectural thinking.At this Role Level, You WillBe responsible for leading the technical design of systems and services, justifying and communicating design decisions.Assure other services and system quality, ensuring the technical work fits into the broader strategy for government.Explore the benefits of cross-government alignment.Provide mentoring within teams.Person specificationEssential criteria (highlights):Architecture design across on-prem, cloud and hybrid environments involving networking, security, presentation, middleware, database, and integration aspects.Architecture design informed through use of principles, patterns, technical radars, practices and standards.Architecture design working with project delivery teams within agile, waterfall and hybrid environments throughout the lifecycle - from concept to go-live.Translating business requirements into technical solutions with traceability that can be demonstrated to stakeholders.Microservice and API-led architecture and integration design tools, techniques and best practice.API Management: Experience in designing and implementing APIs (REST/JSON, SOAP/XML, GraphQL), including API lifecycle management, API gateways, HTTP transport and security such as mTLS, OIDC.Integration Technologies: Proficiency in integration platforms like Kong EE, ISITO, Envoy, IBM WebSphere.Messaging and Streaming Technologies: Experience with messaging and streaming protocols and systems such as JMS, AMQP, MQTT, IBM MQ, Amazon SQS, SNS, Azure Service Bus, Kafka, Amazon Kinesis for asynchronous communication between systems.For more information about the role, please contact Akhtar.ali1@dwp.gov.uk.BehavioursWe will assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:LeadershipWorking TogetherCommunicating and InfluencingTechnical skillsWe will assess you against these technical skills during the selection process:Architecture communication (Practitioner)Architect for the whole context (Practitioner)Community collaboration (Practitioner)Making architectural decisions (Practitioner)Strategy design (Practitioner)Technical design throughout the life cycle (Practitioner)Seniority levelMid-Senior levelEmployment typeFull-timeJob functionEngineering and Information TechnologyIndustriesTechnology, Information and ..... full job details .....